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Registered sex offender, ex-LAPD officer arrested in human smuggling case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

CAMPO, Calif. -- A registered sex offender, who was a former officer with the Los Angeles Police Department officer, has been arrested on suspicion of human smuggling and possession of a "ghost gun" Monday near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.Around 9:55 p.m., San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents received a report about human smuggling involving an older model SUV occurring in Campo near the border, Eric Lavergne with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Friday.Authorities were able to pull over a vehicle that matched the report. When the agent approached the vehicle, the driver, who identified himself as a lieutenant with LAPD, handed the agent a badge that looked similar to one from the department, border officials said.An immigration inspection was conducted after the border agent noticed four people, three women and one man, in the back seat of the SUV, per CBP. Watch: Police chase ends in Carlsbad All four individuals admitted to recently c...

SDHS 'temporarily pausing' bringing in dogs due to respiratory disease

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) is temporarily pausing taking in owner-surrendered dogs at all of its campuses until Dec. 1 due to a severe respiratory disease, animal officials said."Our shelter is currently over capacity and we are experiencing incidents of a severe and highly contagious respiratory disease known as Streptococcus zooepidemicus ('Strep zoo')," SDHS said on its website. "In accordance with appropriate disease management practices, we are quarantining and proactively treating all dogs who have been exposed to the virus."Streptococcus zooepidemicus is a highly contagious and often fatal disease that has caused several outbreaks of haemorrhagic pneumonia in dogs in recent years, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Symptoms include a moist cough, nasal discharge and raised body temperature that could lead to depression, anorexia and tachypnoea. San Diego votes to advance rolling back scooter laws after Bird pulls from city ...

Government ministers in Pacific nation of Vanuatu call for parliament’s dissolution, media says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Government ministers in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu are asking the president to dissolve parliament, adding to political disarray after lawmakers introduced a no-confidence against the prime minister, local media said Saturday. National elections would be held if President Nikenike Vurobaravu, the largely ceremonial head of state, dissolved the parliament and the government headed by Prime Minister Charlot Salwai. Vanuatu, which gained independence in 1980, has had three prime ministers since August and Salwai would be removed if legislators adopted the no-confidence motion filed earlier in the week. The stability of the government is increasingly important as China and the United States jockey for influence in the region. Salwai met with Vurobaravu on Friday after the Council of Ministers, which is appointed by the prime minister, recommended parliament’s dissolution, the Vanuatu Daily Post reported Saturday. Officials said the president was considering the req...

Man charged in connection with shooting outside strip club in South Loop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a shooting that unfolded outside of a strip club in the city’s South Loop on Thursday morning.According to Chicago police, 27-year-old Guadalupe Martinez Jr. has been charged with one felony count of aggravated battery and discharge of a firearm, one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, one felony count of aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm and one misdemeanor count of failing to surrender a FOID card. 2 dead, 1 injured after shots fired into car on South Side Police say the shooting happened around 4:12 a.m. on Thursday outside Deja Vu Showgirls in the 700 block of South Clinton.Officers say a 30-year-old man was escorting someone out of the business when a car approached and a person inside the vehicle fired shots, striking the 30-year-old man in the right knee.The victim was later transported to the hospital in good condition.Officers say Martinez was located by police just over an hour after...

Austin affordable housing shortage hits communities of color hardest, study finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

Austin (KXAN) — The Austin Board of Realtors further analyzed housing data it reported this summer and found that some city council districts and racial/ethnic groups were affected more heavily by the shortage of affordable housing.According to ABoR, in August of 2023 more than half of four-person households earning up to 80% of Austin's median income, around $93,450, faced a severe shortage of homes. That number estimated at 211,023.Further analysis found the impact of the shortage was not the same across all 10 Austin City Council districts or racial and ethnic groups."The magnitude of the shortage is the highest among black or African American households. And then the lowest are the white, non-Hispanic or Latino households and Asian households," Clare Losey, ABoR housing economist said. Report: Austin losing homebuyers to other cities for 1st time on record These latest findings show that District 4 in North Austin has the greatest proportional need for new housing in order to ...

Person suffers serious injuries after rollover in Manor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) -- One person suffered serious injuries after a rollover in Manor on Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.At approximately 7:40 p.m., medics responded to the 15012 Fuchs Grove Road, which is near Austin Executive Airport in Manor.Medics said a person was pinned and extricated from the vehicle and was taken to St. David's Round Rock with serious injuries.No other information was available Friday.

High school football playoffs: Eden Prairie knocks out Lakeville North

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

With the top-two ranked teams in the state’s large-school class looking to end the other’s season, mistakes can be magnified.Such was the case for Lakeville North on Friday.A miscue deep in its own end resulted in Dominic Heim scoring twice in the second quarter, the Eagles had a lengthy second-half drive for a score, and Eden Prairie beat Lakeville North 21-3 in a Class 6A quarterfinal Friday at Spring Lake Park.“That’s a good football team. I don’t know what else to say,” said Lakeville North coach Brian Vossen.Next up for top-ranked Eden Prairie (11-0) is a state semifinal with Lake Conference foe Edina Nov. 17 in U.S. Bank Stadium. It’s a rematch from Week 2 when Eden Prairie beat Edina 36-14.Lakeville South, which rallied to beat East Ridge 35-34 Friday, meets Centennial in a Thursday Class 6A semifinal.The Eagles were at their best on a 16-play drive that chewed up more than 10 minutes and culminated in a 3-yard run from Jeremy Frederichs early in the fourth quarter for a game...

Men’s basketball: Gophers roll over Texas-San Antonio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

With the ball in freshman guard Cam Christie’s hands in the closing seconds of the Gophers’ victory over the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners on Friday night at Williams Arena, the game’s outcome had long been decided, and the verdict was already in on Christie’s Gophers debut.But with this team sitting on 99 points, Christie didn’t really have much choice. He let go a 3-pointer that found the bottom of the net — his fourth 3 of the game — adding an exclamation point to the Gophers’ 102-76 victory.Christie, a 6-foot-6 guard from suburban Chicago, who missed the Gophers’ season-opening win over Bethune-Cookman due to illness, finished with 18 points and a big smile on his face.“I had an idea,”  Gophers coach Ben Johnson said with a smile when asked if he knew Christie was going to shoot. “To his credit, I also knew he wasn’t going to force it. So it was good that he kind of got it in the rhythm and the flow of what we are trying to do.“He didn’t just go and jack it. But, again, I think ...

Timberwolves down Spurs 117-110 for fifth straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

Every game Minnesota plays early in the campaign adds to the evidence that this might just be a great team.The latest example came Friday, as the Timberwolves found another gear in the second half of their 117-110 victory in San Antonio.Minnesota got off to a slow start Friday, committing seven turnovers in the first quarter against the Spurs. But they still managed to lead by two at the break and pulled away in the third quarter thanks to a dominant defensive frame in which Minnesota held the Spurs to 9-for-27 shooting.Karl-Anthony Towns scored 13 points in the same frame as Minnesota opened up a 17-point advantage. Towns finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds in the contest.Friday marked Minnesota’s first in-season tournament game of the season. In the big picture, the win over San Antonio (3-6) was just another victory in the regular-season column. But it also is a victory for the Wolves in their pool-play record as they attempt to move out of their group and into the knoc...

High school football playoffs: Lakeville South outlasts East Ridge in 6A quarterfinal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

The clock finally struck midnight on the East Ridge football team’s Cinderella postseason run. But it took until the final moments to make it happen.Lakeville South junior Jonah Shine scored on a 2-yard run with 2:25 to play, then the Cougars blocked what would have been a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired to beat the surprising Raptors 35-34 in a Class 6A state quarterfinal Friday night at St. Michael-Albertville High School.Lakeville South (10-1) advances to meet Centennial in a Cougars vs. Cougars matchup in the semifinals at 7 p.m. next Thursday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Centennial beat Rosemount 24-0 in the quarterfinals this past Thursday in Stillwater.East Ridge — which won as many games in the postseason as it did in the regular season (2) — finished its season 4-7 overall.The Raptors got on the board first, marching 60 yards in 12 plays to score on a 5-yard pass from Zolnosky to junior Kyle Frendt on a game-opening drive that ran over six minutes off t...